. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 444 IRLLETIX :JI, UXITKD STATES NATIONAL some .scattered warts on the sides; skin otiieiwise entirely siiiodili. Toes obtuse, with wide webs reaeliiii<,' to the base of the penultiiiiiito phahmye. One hjnjjf metatarsal tnberele; one fold on the tarsus; a dernnil border on outer toe. The heel extends beyond the end of tiie muzzle. Lijiht brown above; below, yellow. Three rows of rather distant, solid, small black spots between the dorsal folds; two or three rows on each side; none of the spots yellow-bordered. Hea
. The Batrachia of North America [microform]. Amphibians; Amphibiens. 444 IRLLETIX :JI, UXITKD STATES NATIONAL some .scattered warts on the sides; skin otiieiwise entirely siiiodili. Toes obtuse, with wide webs reaeliiii<,' to the base of the penultiiiiiito phahmye. One hjnjjf metatarsal tnberele; one fold on the tarsus; a dernnil border on outer toe. The heel extends beyond the end of tiie muzzle. Lijiht brown above; below, yellow. Three rows of rather distant, solid, small black spots between the dorsal folds; two or three rows on each side; none of the spots yellow-bordered. Head unspotted; no band on the lip. A brown vertical i)and on the front of the hiuneiiis. Scattered sjjots on tibia and femur; clouded spots on the iH)sterinr face of the femur. Size of h'aiut claiitdta. This frof;-, of which a female si)ecimeu was obtained, combines charac- teristics of different jjroups; its coloration resembles somewhat that t the eastern or tyjucal form of h'aiia rirescciis, but the full palmation of the hind foot is that of 7>'. moiitezunuv and Ji. catisbiana. It is also <piile similar to the 7i*. draytoni, which is the R. longipen of Ilallowell. The feet are shorter, the hind feet beiiif,' twice as long as tlie head to tiie posterior border of the tympanum, while in 1\. d. (hai/ioni it is two and live-tenths times as loufj. The li. oiica lacks the black cUoek-patch ol the R. Tymi)anum small, very indistinct. A broad deprcss«'d rid{;e of skin on each sidcofback. .Sivin linely tubercular above. Head broader tiiiiii lonjj. Tibia and femur more than half the length of body; the lattci the longer. Hind foot less than half this Ien;jth ; webbed entirely to the expanded tips; outer toe decidedly lonjrer than the third. .\ii elonjrated tubercle at base of inner toe, with another op|)ositeit. Abo\i- dull reddish-olivaceous, with indistinct blotches and dark spots on the back and ' on the legs, lieneatli yellowish, mottled anteriorly. Inner faces of le;'
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